Hard to Love – English Lyrics

• By: Calvin Harris,Jessie Reyez
• Album: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw honesty of "Hard to Love" by Calvin Harris and Jessie Reyez! This soulful, funky track offers a compelling narrative about self-worth and genuine connection. Through Jessie Reyez's expressive lyrics and delivery, you can explore nuanced emotional vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to relationships and self-acceptance, making it a powerful song for language learners.

[English]

(soft music)

♪ I don't like to talk, but I love to sing ♪

♪ And I don't smoke, but I love to drink ♪

♪ I'm paranoid, I don't miss a thing ♪

♪ But I'm still nice, at least that's what I think ♪

♪ Fall in love, like I'm a fiend ♪

♪ But then I pull out, and say ♪

♪ "I need freedom, I need freedom" ♪

♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪

♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪

♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪

♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪

♪ Oh, baby, I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪

♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me ♪

♪ I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪

♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me ♪

♪ 'Course you love me, you don't know me ♪

♪ But I got news for you, I came broken ♪

♪ Ego issues, my head is swollen ♪

♪ I got a million chips on my shoulder ♪

♪ But if you stick despite all I showed ya ♪

♪ Maybe you don't need freedom, freedom ♪

♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪

♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪

♪ I guess I'll take it, heartbreaker ♪

♪ A title, I can't shake it, can't fake it ♪

♪ Oh, baby, I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪

♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me, yeah ♪

♪ I'd rather be hard to love than easy to leave ♪

♪ You should believe me, I'll make you need me ♪

♪ Go deeper, go deep ♪

♪ I love it when your roots go deep ♪

♪ So I know you won't leave ♪

♪ Go deeper, go deep ♪

♪ I love it when your roots go deep ♪

♪ So I know you won't leave ♪

♪ Go deeper ♪

♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪

♪ I know that they love me for real ♪

♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪

♪ I know that they love me for real ♪

♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪

♪ I know that they love me for real ♪

♪ I like being ugly, that way if they love me ♪

♪ I know that they love me for real ♪

♪ Go deeper ♪

♪ Go deeper ♪

♪ I know you know what I'm talking about ♪

♪ Go deeper ♪

♪ Go deep ♪

♪ Oh my God, that feels nuts on its own ♪

♪ That shit feels like fucking ♪

♪ That shit feels like ♪

♪ That shit feels like some ego tripping shit ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paranoid /ˌpærəˈnɔɪd/ B2	adjective - having or experiencing paranoia
fiend /fiːnd/ B2	noun - a person who is extremely addicted to something
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ A2	noun - the state of being free
heartbreaker /ˈhɑːrtbreɪkər/ B1	noun - a person who causes emotional pain
fake /feɪk/ A2	verb - not genuine; false adjective - not genuine; false
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept something as true
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged or not working properly
issues /ˈɪʃuːz/ B1	noun - problems or concerns
swollen /ˈswɒlən/ B1	adjective - puffed up and larger than normal
stick /stɪk/ A2	verb - to remain or continue
showed /ʃoʊd/ A2	verb - to make something visible
deeper /ˈdiːpər/ B1	adjective - further in or down
roots /ruːts/ B1	noun - the part of a plant that grows underground
ugly /ˈʌɡli/ A2	adjective - not pleasant to look at
tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ C1	verb - behaving in a strange or eccentric way